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News UK Law Lords allow lawsuit against lottery-winning rapist after limitations period
UK Law Lords allow lawsuit against lottery-winning rapist after limitations period
Brett Murphy
January 30, 2008 10:17:00 am

The judicial panel of the UK House of Lords unanimously ruled Wednesday that a sexual assault victim could sue a convicted attacker who later won £7 million in the National Lottery even though the six-year limitation for...

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News Ousted Pakistan chief justice slams Musharraf for deposing judges
Ousted Pakistan chief justice slams Musharraf for deposing judges
Brett Murphy
January 30, 2008 09:31:00 am

Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry labeled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf an "extremist" on Wednesday, chiding Musharraf for deposing 60 judges, slandering judges, and keeping Chaudhry under house arrest . The government of Pakistan...

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News Prosecutors ask for 2-year sentence for former Milberg Weiss partner
Prosecutors ask for 2-year sentence for former Milberg Weiss partner
Brett Murphy
January 30, 2008 09:03:00 am

The US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California has recommended that former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach receive two years in prison for his part in the firm's illegal kickback scheme. Lerach pleaded...

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News UN rights council criticizes Israel for Gaza violations
UN rights council criticizes Israel for Gaza violations
Brett Murphy
January 24, 2008 02:51:00 pm

The UN Human Rights Council Thursday adopted a resolution criticizing Israel for recent military attacks and a week-long blockade against the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip that the Council says amount to human rights...

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News Serbia war crimes prosecutor facing death threats
Serbia war crimes prosecutor facing death threats
Brett Murphy
January 23, 2008 10:14:00 am

The office of Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said Wednesday that Vukcevic has received death threats for his involvement in pursuing war crimes fugitives indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for...

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News Thailand ex-PM returning in May to face corruption charges
Thailand ex-PM returning in May to face corruption charges
Brett Murphy
January 23, 2008 09:57:00 am

Pojamarn Shinawatra, wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , told the Thailand Supreme Court Tuesday that Thaksin will return to Thailand in May to battle corruption charges laid against him after he was...

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News Canada document includes US on list of states where prisoners risk torture
Canada document includes US on list of states where prisoners risk torture
Brett Murphy
January 17, 2008 03:39:00 pm

An internal document circulated to diplomats in the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade lists the US as a country that employs interrogation methods that amount to torture and where prisoners risk being tortured, according...

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News Germany redrafts Volkswagen law after EU court ruling
Germany redrafts Volkswagen law after EU court ruling
Brett Murphy
January 17, 2008 02:13:00 pm

The German Federal Ministry of Justice Wednesday circulated a new draft of a law aimed at maintaining state control over auto maker Volkswagen AG . The European Court of Justice...

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News Fort Dix plot suspects charged with attempted murder
Fort Dix plot suspects charged with attempted murder
Brett Murphy
January 16, 2008 10:14:00 am

Additional charges, including attempted murder, were filed Tuesday against the alleged plotters of an attack on Fort Dix . The US Attorney for New Jersey declined to say why the attempted murder charge was added, but a grand...

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New York opens investigation into possible Intel antitrust violations
Brett Murphy
January 10, 2008 11:57:00 am

The state of New York Thursday began a probe into alleged antitrust violations by computer chip giant Intel for possible anticompetitive practices directed at rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) . New York Attorney General...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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